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Título: | Thymus zygis subsp. zygis an Endemic Portuguese Plant: Phytochemical Profiling, Antioxidant, Anti-Proliferative and Anti-Inflammatory Activities | Autor: | Silva, Amélia M. Martins-Gomes, Carlos Souto, Eliana B. Schäfer, Judith Santos, João A. Bunzel, Mirko Nunes, Fernando M. |
Palavras-chave: | Thymus zygis subsp. zygis; phenolic profiling; aqueous decoction; hydroethanolic extract; luteolin-O-hexoside; anti-proliferative activity; radical scavenging activity; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory activity | Data: | 3-Jun-2020 | Editora: | MDPI | Projeto: | INTERACT project–“Integrative Research in Environment, Agro-Chains and Technology”, no. NORTE-01-0145- FEDER-000017, in its line of research entitled ISAC, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through NORTE 2020 (North Regional Operational Program 2014/2020 UIDB/04033/2020 (CITAB) UIDB/00616/2020 (CQ-VR) UIDB/04469/2020 (CEB) SFRH/BD/145855/2019 |
Título da revista, periódico, livro ou evento: | Antioxidants | Volume: | 9 | Número: | 6 | Resumo: | Thymus zygis subsp. zygis is an endemic Portuguese plant belonging to the Thymus zygis species. Although T. zygis is commonly used as a condiment and as a medicinal herb, a detailed description of the polyphenol composition of hydroethanolic (HE) and aqueous decoction (AD) extracts is not available. In this work, we describe for the first time a detailed phenolic composition of Thymus zygis subsp. zygis HE and AD extracts, together with their antioxidant, anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory activities. Unlike other Thymus species, T. zygis subsp. zygis extracts contain higher amounts of luteolin-(?)-O-hexoside. However, the major phenolic compound is rosmarinic acid, and high amounts of salvianolic acids K and I were also detected. T. zygis subsp. zygis extracts exhibited significant scavenging activity of ABTS+, hydroxyl (•OH), and nitric oxide (NO) radicals. Regarding the anti-proliferative/cytotoxic effect, tested against Caco-2 and HepG2 cells, the AD extract only slightly reduced cell viability at higher concentrations (IC50 > 600 µg/mL, 48 h exposure), denoting very low toxicity, while the HE extract showed a high anti-proliferative effect, especially at 48 h exposure (IC50 of 85.01 ± 15.10 μg/mL and 82.19 ± 2.46 μg/mL, for Caco-2 and HepG2, respectively). At non-cytotoxic concentrations, both extracts reduced the nitric oxide (NO) release by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells (at 50 μg/mL, HE and AD extracts inhibited NO release in ~89% and 48%, respectively). In conclusion, the results highlight the non-toxic effect of aqueous extracts, both resembling the consumption of antioxidants in foodstuff or in functional food. Furthermore, the HE extract of T. zygis subsp. zygis is a source of promising molecules with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities, highlighting its potential as a source of bioactive ingredients for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/105528 | ISSN: | 2076-3921 | DOI: | 10.3390/antiox9060482 | Direitos: | openAccess |
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